Chapter 509: Battle of wits and courage
I'll go......
Shulka looked at the second lieutenant in front of him in a daze, and this guy in front of him was actually Vasily, the sniper Vasily who became famous in Stalingrad.
"What's wrong, Captain?" Vasily saw that Shulka had something wrong with his expression, so he asked.
"Oh, nothing!" Shulka replied: "You are Vasily?" ”
"Of course!" Vasily asked suspiciously: "Do we know each other?" ”
"Oh no, I just...... I've heard of you! Shulka is a little unsettled, after all, this guy is an almost deified hero in modern times.
"Heard of me? That's impossible! Vasily laughed: "You must have misremembered, or someone else has the same name as me!" ”
"Maybe!" Shulka suddenly realized that Vasily had only just joined the battle and had not yet become famous, so it was certainly impossible for Shulka to have heard of him.
"May I know your name, Captain?" Vasily asked: "So that I will know in whose hands I am defeated!" ”
"Don't take it to heart!" Shulka said: "It's not a fair matchup! ”
Shulka was not humble, because it was a hand-to-hand fight with a sniper, and if it was a fight from a distance, Shulka would not necessarily be Vasily's opponent.
"No, Captain!" Vasily said: "Any duel on the battlefield is fair!" So I can only be glad you're not an enemy! ”
Shulka nodded, it is true, the battlefield is like this, losing is losing, winning is winning, there is nothing "unfair" if there is no if, and even it will not have another chance.
"My name is Shulka!"
Vasily's eyes lit up in an instant, and he had some difficulty speaking: "You are...... Comrade Shulka? 'Breakout Hero'? ”
"Yes!" Shulka replied.
And before they could continue, the sky was filled with the whistling of cannonballs...... The Germans already knew that Mamayev Hill had been lost.
Edmund did already know that Mamayev had fallen, though no one told them.
At the time, Lieutenant Colonel Edmund was still directing the troops in the storming of the cemetery with Lieutenant Colonel Ball.
To speed things up, Lieutenant Colonel Edmund also changed tactics.
They assaulted from the road with several assault guns...... Assault guns could not practically provide cover for the Germans in such a situation, and Lieutenant Colonel Edmond, of course, knew this.
But he did it anyway.
He did this not to provide cover, but to trick the Soviet bazooka shooter who was hiding in the coffin.
As the saying goes, "the magic is one foot high and the road is one foot high", no tactic will be perfect, as long as you put a little effort into it, you can find a corresponding way to deal with it.
Edmund found this tactic.
In fact, it was Lieutenant Colonel Bauer's suggestion.
"If we are sure that the enemy bazooka shooter is hiding in a coffin!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer said, "Then why don't we find them out and get rid of them?" ”
"The question is how do we find them!" Lieutenant Colonel Edmund raised his head towards the cemetery: "Look at them, countless graves, we don't know where they are hiding, unless we can dig up each tomb and open the coffin inside!" ”
"We don't need to do that, Lieutenant Colonel Edmond!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer replied in the affirmative.
Lieutenant Colonel Bauer was right, he thought of a simple and practical solution.
"If the enemy is hiding in the shadows, then why don't we allow ourselves to hide in the shadows too?" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer said: "Then, their target is the tank, and our target is them!" ”
This is also known as "the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind".
Lieutenant Colonel Edmund immediately handed over this aspect to Lieutenant Colonel Bauer, while he himself concentrated on directing the assault on the cemetery.
Lieutenant Colonel Ball did not disappoint Lieutenant Colonel Edmond.
The plan was actually quite simple, Lieutenant Colonel Bauer first arranged a company on each side of the road...... In fact, there was no need for so many people, but the strength was not a problem for the Germans, at least not in the direction of the cemetery, they were all blocked here and could not pass, so as much as they could.
The troops of these two companies were scattered and concealed in the cemetery, digging individual cover, camouflage, and so on.
Then, several assault guns "rumbled" onto the road, and they even fired at Soviet-controlled areas, pretending to provide fire cover.
The commander of the Soviet army who commanded the operation in the cemetery was Valery, and he was fooled by his inexperience...... Valery couldn't even tell the difference between a tank and an assault gun.
So, Valery immediately ordered the bazooka shooters to attack.
Not surprisingly, as soon as the Soviet bazooka shooter came out of the coffin, he was immediately discovered by the German infantry hiding outside.
Needless to say, a dozen bazooka shooters fell in pools of blood. The Germans even captured several complete bazookas and put them in the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Bauer.
"Unthinkable!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer sighed as he weighed the bazooka: "It's such a thing that can destroy our tank!" ”
"Now is not the time to lament this, Lieutenant Colonel!" Edmund reminded on the other side: "I'll send it up to the scientists to study, and now the focus is on the cemetery, the cemetery!" ”
"No, Lieutenant Colonel Edmond!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer replied: "I believe it's not the point anymore!" ”
"What?" Lieutenant Colonel Edmond did not understand what Lieutenant Colonel Ball meant.
"The enemy's defense is weak!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer casually put the bazooka aside and said, "This is not normal, you must know that it is a 'breakout hero', do you believe that he will be defeated by us so easily?" ”
"What do you mean......"
"I believe that their main forces have turned in the direction of Mamayev Heights!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer said: "The people they stay here are just stalling for time! ”
Lieutenant Colonel Edmund couldn't help but be taken aback: "I must warn Mamayev Gang right away!" ”
Lieutenant Colonel Bauer shook his head and said, "It's too late, Lieutenant Colonel!" ”
Sure enough, it was too late, because Lieutenant Colonel Edmund had already lost contact with Mamayev Gang.
Then, the Soviet troops stationed in the cemetery disappeared without a trace, leaving only a pile of mines and barbed wire...... The goal of the Soviet army was the Mamayev Height, and if the Mamayev Gang had been taken, then the cemetery would have lost its significance.
Edmund could only report the situation to his superiors.
Major General Andreas seemed to know that this would be the result...... As the minutes passed, the possibility of holding the Mamayev Gang also diminished.
"I'll get the artillery to support you!" Major General Andreas said: "At all costs, take back the Mamayev Heights!" ”
"Yes, General!"